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- Lazy days
- Late breakfasts
- Coffee by the lake
- A clean cabin after a long weekend
- Baby barn swallows chirping over the door
- Starry nights
- Fly swatters
- Cold drinks
- Red and white checked tablecloths
- Melamine plates
- Groups of kids at the cabin
- People eating at the picnic table
- Swimming dogs
- Making breakfast the night before
- Watching Finley sleep
- When the humidity clears after a storm
- Little frogs
- Sticky buns
- Egg bakes
- Paper plates
- Quiet days at home
- Organizing the storage closet
- Pesto – freshly made with basil from my own garden
- Cherry tomatoes fresh of the bush
- Freshly laundered and folded table linens
- Pancake plants
- Old musicals
- Rainy days
- Furniture with a story
- When my girls sing musical theatre – unaccompanied and singing all the roles
- 50th birthday parties
- Beverage coolers
- Potlucks
- Holding a sleeping baby
- Impromptu coffee dates with friends
- Looking at old pictures of my kids
- Freshly groomed dogs
- Lots of teenagers in my house
- Pickle dip
- Ruffles potato chips
- Bridal showers
- Chalk art on sidewalks
- Tiny cupcakes
- Chicken salad
- When store employees walk your purchases out to your car
- No line at the Costco gas pump
- Singing a blessing
- College friends
- Climbing into bed at the end of a long full happy day
- Listening to the interaction of my children
- My office
- Lunch with friends I haven’t seen for awhile
- Good medical outcomes
- Scandinavian shops
- Swedish textiles
- Gin and tonics
- Salads for dinner on a hot day
- Standing in the street talking to neighbors
- Receiving thank you notes that are very personal
- When my kids invite friends for dinner
- Unpacking and putting things away
- Sleeping in my own bed
- Re-connecting with my people
- Salads made by someone else
- Toppling Goliath King Sue
- Dates with my guy
- Drives around the lake
- Instagram
- Dogs wearing the “cone of shame”
- Fizzy water
- Fresh churros
- Mexican coffee – “most kick-a$$ coffee you ever drink! With whipped cream because they are too skinny!”
- Good salesmen
- Old Town San Diego
- Fresh tortillas hot off the griddle
- Free samples
- Sitting in adirondack chairs watching the boats go by
- Quick TSA lines
- Funny flight attendants
- Coming home
- Fine white sand between my toes
- Bobbing over waves in the ocean
- Sunkissed skin and hair
- Sea lions
- Pelicans
- Mexican food from a hole in the wall in San Diego
- A good margharita
- Sunsets on the beach
- Historic hotels
- A room with a view – even if it’s a quirky view!
- Watching my child do something she’s really excited about
- The Star Wars section at Disneyland, especially at night
- Eating a salad after a lot of junk food
- “Small World”
- Taking off my shoes after a long day of walking
- Good walking shoes!
- Loose dresses with leggings
- Face timing someone I love when I see something they love
- Ibuprofen
- Finding the perfect gift